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Smart cards face a bright future in the U.S. market By Barbara A. Bucci Europeans love them. Asians are leading the market with increased usage. But current U.S. sales and implementation of smart cards and their required infrastructure continue to lag. However, according to data compiled in the report Global Smart Card Opportunities, 1997-2002, by Datamonitor, New York, the future of the U.S. smart card market looks bright. For example, the study states that although 3.85 billion smart cards will be issued globally by the year 2002, with Europe as the world's largest market, U.S. usage will grow the fastest worldwide--at a "yearly

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